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Jeff Watson, P.E.

Jeff Watson, P.E.

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Data Center Infrastructure Professional | Navy Civil Engineer Corps Veteran

  • Education

    • Columbia University in the City of New York

      2017 - 2018
      Master of Science in Civil Engineering Construction Engineering Management

      Activities and Societies: Global Leaders in Construction Management Professional Development and Leadership Fellows

    • Old Dominion University

      2002 - 2006
      Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Magna Cum Laude

      Activities and Societies: American Society of Civil Engineers, Chi Epsilon

  • Experience

    • United States Marine Corps

      Oct 1997 - Oct 2001
      Corporal of Marines

      MOS 1171; Journeyman Utilities Equipment Operator and Mechanic.

    • U.S. Navy

      Apr 2007 - May 2021
      Civil Engineer Corps Officer

      Contract Management – Primary contact between Navy and civilian contractors, managing multi-million dollar construction contracts. Handles every aspect of a project, from overseeing construction to resolving design problems to ensuring contractor payments are correctly processed.Public Works – Assumes management and planning responsibility for Navy shore facilities and associated infrastructure – some as large as entire cities. Supervises and maintains utilities, oversees construction and repair, manages budgets, approves public works plans, and provides services to ships as they come into port.Construction Battalions – Commands enlisted military personnel (Seabees) in all trades of construction, specializing in the expeditionary construction of buildings, roads, wells, bridges, and ship-to-shore port facilities in support of humanitarian outreach and military deployment. Show less

    • Naval Medical Center San Diego

      May 2007 - Nov 2009
      Assistant Public Works Officer

      Maintenance Program Manager for the Navy's largest medical center in the Pacific Fleet area of operation, encompassing 3.5M square feet of Navy property with a plant replacement value of $1.5B. Supervised fourteen personnel in the oversight of a $3M annual HVAC maintenance and repair contract, numerous multi-million dollar special projects for repair & modernization, and tracking and follow up of over 11,000 trouble call requests per month.

    • Multi-National Corps - Iraq

      Jan 2008 - Jul 2008
      Reconstruction Planner (C7)

      Staff Engineer for Multi-National Corps - Iraq Headquarters based at Al Faw Palace, Victory Base Complex in Baghdad, Iraq. Tracked the operational status of the national electric grid and associated repair projects across Iraq and generated detailed reports for senior executive leadership. Coordinated and standardized plans across Iraq to accelerate progress in the construction of police stations in support of a rapid expansion of the Iraqi National Police force.

    • Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) Southwest

      Dec 2009 - Jun 2012
      Construction Manager

      Construction Project Team Lead on 13 construction, repair, and renovation projects with a combined value of over $52M at Naval Base San Diego, CA, included a $13.3M construction of a new Child Development Center, a $7.5M renovation and seismic retrofit of historical buildings in support of Littoral Combat Ship Squadron ONE.

    • NATO Training Mission - Afghanistan

      Jan 2011 - Dec 2011
      Deputy Regional Engineer

      Project engineer for a $115M portfolio of expeditionary construction projects in support of the rapid expansion of Afghan National Army and Police in Southwest Afghanistan. Led nine personnel in the pre-contract award development and post-award contract oversight for over 65 projects across Helmand and Nimroz Provinces.

    • Amphibious Construction Battalion ONE

      Jun 2012 - Jun 2014
      Alfa Company Commander

      Amphibious Construction Battalion ONE provides logistics over-the-shore support for Pacific Fleet Amphibious Force and Maritime Prepositioning Force operations to include ship-to-shore transportation of combat cargo, bulk fuel/water and tactical camp operations. As Assistant Operations Officer (S3A) and Alfa Company Commander (A6), responsible for the management of battalion equipment and transportation programs, leading two officers and 125 enlisted personnel in the operation and maintenance of 388 pieces of Civil Engineering Support Equipment (CESE). Show less

    • The White House

      Jul 2014 - Jul 2017
      Project Manager, Construction

      Led integrated civil service, military, and contractor teams in all phases of project delivery from requirement development and design, to construction and life cycle replacement. Managed complex construction operations and conducted interagency coordination with campus stakeholders to ensure safe, secure, and on-time construction of the highest quality.

    • The White House

      Aug 2018 - May 2021

      • Operations Program Manager

        Jul 2019 - May 2021

      • Senior Project Manager, Construction

        Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

    • Amazon Web Services (AWS)

      May 2021 - now

      • Manager, Water Infrastructure Delivery, US-East

        Jan 2024 - now

      • Manager, Technical Infrastructure Program Management, Amazon Dedicated Cloud (ADC)

        May 2021 - Jan 2024

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Professional Engineer (Civil)

      Commonwealth of Virginia
      Jul 2013